deadly hit-and-run. the police tracking down a car that hit and killed a man in the district. remembering eunice kennedy shriver. the funeral services are under way this morning for the sister of former president kennedy. michael vick talking about his new team this morning. midday 4 news starts right now. good morning, and welcome to "news4 midday," i am barbara harrison. >> i am joe krebs, and this friday is august 14th, 2009. the former alexandria police

chief was arrested last month after a crash in arlington. he resigned days later. his blood alcohol level was .19%, and that's well above the legal limit of .08%. and again, former alexandria police chief expected to plead guilty to dui charges today. our other big story a. search for a driver that killed a man and kept going. >> this deadly hit-and-run accident happened in southeast washington on the parkway at stanton road. and megan mcgrath joins us with more. >> this happened very early in the morning, around 2:30. police say a pedestrian was talking in the crosswalk at the intersection of suitland parkway and statten road when he was

struck by a car. the car september going. it did not stay at the scene. the police are loong for a driver. >> the road closed in both directions this morning, and lying on the side of the road the body of a pedestrian. he was struck and killed around 2:30 in the morning. the driver kept going. police say the man was crossing when the car slammed into him. >> athis time we don't know if he was crossing against the signal or not, and that's part of the investigation. he was struck in the crosswalk by a vehicle, and he suffered blunt force trauma and was thrown about 120 feet. >> orange paint marks the spot where the victim landed.

people say it's sad but not surprising, because cars often fly down this stretch of the highway. >> people are flying. it's a major thorough way into the area. even on the off hours, it's like a speedkiooor f t lhengki for tc ca ennvthe irolved is iesedcr dib sml, ue it likely hasit headlight nd frie front end damaged. and maybe a damaged or missing passenger-side mirror. >> reporter: the pedestrian was not carrying any kind of identification. they believe he is in his 60s. anybody with information about the car or the driver, you are asked to call police. back to you in the studio. >> thank you, megan. michael vick is philly bound. he agreed to a two-year contract

with the philadelphia eagles. >> the team is holding a news conference right now. and that's tony speaking on his behalf. >> when he talked to mike, he asked me if i would come onboard on behalf of the league in a formal role, and i was happy to do that. i was excited to see what would transpire. when he got reincited several people called me, several coaches called me about my dealings with mike. we had a long conversation about where i felt where mike was. i am proud of the philadelphia eagles. i know they did not do this as a charity measure. they feel like mike will help their football team and be a weapon for them. and they also stepped out to give a man a second chance.

i think that's important. i have done a lot of work with inmates and ex-offenders for the last 13 years, and the last project i was involved was getting together with the mayor there on a re-entry program. we have roughly 4,000 inmates every year that come back into the city of indianapolis, and marion county there. and those young men made mistakes, and they need to come back and be productive. i am proud of the eagles, and i think it will work out great. i told mike i did not think it would be a better organizations. i know they are going to have a great support system here in place for them. and i am also very pro of donovan mcnabb. he went out of his way to tell coach reid we would make this happen, this guy can help us, but also he is a friend. i want to make it good for him.

and so i think you see a symbol of great leadership. christian forgiveness. i excited for mike. happy for him. and i just want to be helpful in anyway possible. i don't want to over step my bounds but will be there in any capacity he wants, and that's why i am here and involved. with that i will turn it over to mike. >> first off, i would like to express my gradfication. i have made a terrible mistake. i want to be part of the solution and not the problem. i am making conscious efforts in the community to work with the

humane society, and hopefully i can do that locally and continue with my efforts in bringing awareness to animal cruelty, and dogfighting in the inner cities, and in our communities. i want to say thank you to -- send a special thanks to donovan mcnabb. he is a great friend, and for reaching out to andy, and giving andy the time to think about, you know, the decision that he made in bringing me in. i know playing in the nfl is a privilege and not a right. i want to do whatever is necessary and be the best ambassador for the nfl and in the community. i want to send a special thanks to my family, my fiance, and my mom, my dad, you know, everybody

who was influential in helping me change as an individual. i wanto say thank you to the commissioner, and say thank you to tony. he is serving as my mentor, and being influential in my walk in helping redefine me as an individual, and you know, just giving me the proper advice and being there and having to open the dialogue with me at all times. i want to say thank you to my agent, joe seagull, who has been there for the ups and downs and been there through the hardest times of my life. and judy smith, she is somebody else who contributed in my comeback. once again, i know everybody is thinking why philadelphia?

first off, i think it's a flagship organization, and a great tradition, and great staff and organization. a winning team. they have a great team in place. i just want to be part of the great tradition and give this team every opportunity to win a super bowl. this is -- i am considering this my first year, my first year back, not trying to come back and not -- just trying to fit in where i can. get acclimated, and just do what i can to help this team succeed and reach the super bowl. i know i probably left people out and i probably need to send a special thanks to, and i'm sorry, but you all know who you are, and i will continue to, you know, serve in our community, and continue to do all the right things, and continue to -- to help young individuals out in this world from going down the

same path that i went down. i am excited about the opportunity, and with that said, i want to open it up for questions. >> reporter: [ inaudible ]. >> i made poor judgment and bad decisions in my life. i had to reach a turning point. prison definitely did it for me. but it was totally unnecessary and uncalled for. >> reporter: [ inaudible ]. >> you know, it's a surreal feeling right now. i could not envision it two years ago. i was optimistic that it would happen one day, and i knew it was going to be a long process. we, as a people, we fear the unknown. i am just happen that i have the

opportunity now. i am glad that coach reid and the rest of the organization stepped forward. and donovan was instrumental in that. i am glad i have the opportunity to have another chance, and i won't disappoint. >> reporter: [ inaudible ]. >> i have been away from the game for two years, and i got to start somewhere. i have to crawl before i walk. i cannot imagine going out after a two-year break, with as much god-given ability that i have, i don't think that i would be able to do it. i think i could, but i would not risk it. i need time to get my feet wet, and get acclimated, like i said before. you know, i thought that this

was the perfect situation. the perfect scenario. and i can come in and learn from donovan, and he is one of the premier quarterbacks in the game, and one of the best, and everything that he learned and the way he has been polished came from coach reid. i have time to do it. >> hold on one second. please go ahead. >> we have been listening to michael vick at a news conference up in philadelphia, pennsylvania, where he is being introduced as the newest player. he was apologetic and thankful and grateful, and kept talking about what tremendous support he received from tony dongey, and a special thanks to andy reid, and

donovan mcnabb that lobied for him to come to the philadelphia eagles to be his own backup quarterback. moving on now, we have breaking news out of and run dull county. chopper 4 is over the seen. 20-year-old champagne assaulted a officer in a patrol car, and managed to escape while wearing handcuffs and legs restraint. the deputy did suffer minor injuries and was treated and released from the hospital. if you think you see him, call police. michaellp pheass w p involv in a head-on crash last night in baltimore last night. that is phelps talking with the officers there. and phelps and his two passengers are okay. the woman driving the other car involved went to the hospital as

a precaution. police did not issue any tickets at the scene. this moing, the search is on for the person that put anic in washington.st washington. it exploded last night in the 4800 block of mead street. and it spent debris about 60 feet damaging streetlights in the area. nobody was injured but people were temporarily evacuated from their homes. and investigators describe the device as a mortar type of device. and a man has resigned as the chief administrator of the circuit report. he will not step down from the bench, however. the woman says he let the air out of her tire because she parked in his restricted spot. our time right now is 11:14. the temperature is 76 degrees here in the nation's capital. john edwards is expected to make

a shocking admission today. >>. >> coming up, the latest twist in the political scandal. he already admitted to having an affair. and newly released video of the collision over the hudson

two politicians both at the center of scandals this morning.

mark sanford and edwards. there are reports that edwards may soon acknowledge that he is the father of his mistress' child. he admitted to the affair, but denied he is the father of her 18-month-old daughter. and there is an investigation as to whether or not edwards used campaign money to keep the affair quiet. and there is a committee that is looking into the use of state resources for sanford. his wife moved out of the mansion over the weekend. he told a reporter over the week that he is "dead politically and will not run for office again." and this morning we have a new video of the crash over the

hudson. and the plane enters the picture, appearing to hit the chopper from the right and behind. pieces of both aircraft fall below to the river. investigators are hoping the video will provide crews to help them figure out how two experiences pilots could have crashed into each other on a clear day. >> based on what i saw on the video, it's evident the main rotor blades sliced through the wing, so taking off all of the wing. >> nine people were killed in the crash. the first family is exploring america this weekend. barack obama and the first lady and their two daughters are heading out to visit national parks. they are going to make stops at the grand canyon and yellowstone. an they hope this will encourage people to travel to national parks.

and he is expected to hold town hall meetings along the way. let's find out what kind of weekend we are going to have in shington. let's go to chuck bell who will join nus a few minutes, and we will find out that i think we will have a fairly nice weekend, and maybe the possibility of rain. look at the day that we have out nssu.nehiht now. fsunshine. veha s wdroveha i ronth whe i wonder whether we are having the same kind of humidity than what we had in the week. >> i have not been out since we came in this morning. and i think chuck is about to tell us what we can expect from the weather. >> yeah, sunshine is coming out already. temperatures already now into the upper 70s to near 80 degrees across the area in washington. and our area picked up to 81. 77 degrees in annapolis, and nine in manassas and dale city.

77 in culpepper, and in hagerstown. beautiful weather for today. a nice weekend, everybody. can you make plans to go to the beaches without too much of the way in fear or hesitation. 81 here. generally 70s and 80s across the eastern t2/3 of the country now. and high pressure is in charge of our weather. that will keep us out of the 90s for today and for tomorrow. i think we will have more 90s coming back by early next week. most of the heavy rain associated with the front is down the coastline, and that's where it will be staying. your weekend may be a little more precarious if you are headed out to the east bank. satellite picture out here in the tropics. that's the tropical depression

to form now, and it's a long ways away from washington. 3,100 ways away from the washington area. and the far eastern part of the caribbean. and this is by 2:00 on monday. not too far away from puerto rico. and they are starting to make the turn. we have to make a close eye on this over the next couple days. it will not mess up this weekend coming up. there is no dou about that. for us, high pressure in charge. and that is keeping us in the mid-to upper 80s for highs today. and overnight tonight and into tomorrow, generally fair weather. and the extreme southern maryland down to the virginia tghee a betterweho sr t today. most of us wille dry, and tay s. ch iree ithchcheandboating fore. fo recast. get the boat out and enjoy it.

drm this weekend. oubt about it. better weather out at the coastline. and the extended forecast inno washington, highs today, mid to upper 80s. and then sunday and monday, the chance of going back into the 90s return again.n. and we have had a dry july, and now a dry augus i n place. looks like we will stay on the drier than average here for the next four, five or six days. >> joe, hear that? get your boat out. >> i actually gave him a boat. >> you gave him a boat? >> yeah, one about that size. >> i was going to say, i could use a boat. >> he was a sailor at one time. don't you call yourself a sailor? >> no, i don't call myself a sailor. i call myself some guy trying to do a job. let's go to jerry edwards looking at the roads. >> and he got tired of hearing "hey, sailor."

and one vehicle here is on top of the other. fire and rescue crews are wrapping that up. westbound route 32 was quite the mess, quite the spectacular accident. elsewhere, the rush hour well under way. and the afternoon coute, already. friday, summertime, and folks getting out of town. 95 southbound already loading up and leaving the capital beltway. and right now all traveling is open. barbara and joe, back to you. >> thank you, jerry. >> thank you. we have breaking news involving the former alexandria police chief. he plead guilty moments ago to drunk driving charges, and he will serve five days in jail and have his driving privileges suspended and will pay a $300 fine. he was arrested after a crash in boston. his blood alcohol level was .19.

chances to say good-bye. it's happening 18 years after his plane was shot down, the first night of the iranian war. and a true guitar hero passed away. a look back at the career es >> here is a look nowt ais w wta hot on the web this morning.t

the man accredited for changing the course of music with the electricity guitar guide. he died yesterday from complications from pneumonia. he helped the rise of rock 'n' roll, and the process allows artists to record different instruments at different times, and singing harmony and then balancing the different products. les paul was 94 years old. this weekend marks the

anniversary of woodstock. michelle takes a look back at woodstock and how it is being commemorated this weekend. >> reporter: 40 years ago in a decade shaped by the vietnam war, a crowd nobody could have predicted flocked to the open farmland in new york for woodstock. it expected to draw 50,000 people, but despite the rain and mud spelled into a sea of half a million. >> so many people were so generous with each other, it became the woodstock generation. >> a generation of students, drifters and lovers and others like greg walter, 18 and registered from the draft that came from all over the country to protest the war and share their love of music. >> it empowered me. the music was far bigger than i ever could have imagined. >> reporter: in cleveland, a woodstock exhibit at the rock

and roll hall of fame highlights everything from the original ticket, and the performers. among the big stars featured, jimi hendrix with his rendition of the "star-spangled banner," and the grateful dead. >> people in their 50s and 60s remember those days. it's a pivotal moment remember that. >> this weekend they will mark the anniversary near the spot where history was made. she is being remembered as a humanitarian this morning. a private funer beings being he right now for eunice kennedy shriver. and people are searching for

survivors of last week's typhoon where people are still being found a live. and plan your trip right now.

here is a look at what is going on right now. thousands of navy sailors and civilians line the streets of jacksonville, florida, to honor

a captain speiker. his plane was shot down on the first night of the first gulf war. it was not until a few weeks ago the military located his remains buried in iraq. his family and friends wondered if he survived the crash. and charlie crist told the crowd he would be remembered as a model officer. and friendsnd family are saying good by to eunice kennedy shriver. >> they have gathered for her funeral in massachusetts, where she is being remembered as the founder of the special owe lily, and great humanitarian. andrea mitchell reports.

>> reporter: at the wake, everybody but brother ted, battling brain cancer. >> ted is having his own struggles right now. but he is doing well. he is sailing -- i saw him out on the boat yesterday, and he is going sailing every day. he is keeping up with his work. arnold schwarzenegger tweeted from the service. he says she would say this. >> i want to say thank you, mrs. shriver, for doing special olympi olympics. i am glad she was part of it. >> mrs. shriver, you have done a wonderful job for the special olympics, and we will keep on doing it in the memory of you. >> tonight you are part of the largest sporting event in the world, and they are watching. >> reporter: she gathered people

in shanghai, and she encouraged those to compete in spts. >> i think a lot of that was her catholic faith that she believed, you know, that every human being has a soul, and every soul is beloved by god. >> reporter: what did she mean to you? >> a lot. she was like grandmother to me. she would call me up, and we would just talk. we would write by letter. and she just met so much. ♪ i will remember you ♪ ♪ >> reporter: today, yeunice finishes the finish line, just like all the olympic athletes. and we are following a developing story in california, where a growing wildfire forced thousands of people from their homes. about 2,400 people have fled the fire in santa cruz county.

there have been no reports of injuries or property damage. rescue efforts continue in taiwan. the country's president says floods and mudslides from a typhoon killed 500 people. rescue workers are flying into remote villages to search for survivors. it will take years for taiwan to recover from the storm. it's estimated to have caused $1.5 billion in damage. 11:37, and we'll check on weather. >> let's talk to a chuck bell. >> good afternoon and good morning. beautiful day outside.ad a aataw we had greatiew in the sky early this morning, 4:10 this morning. our weather watcher, mark brown in springfield, virginia, got a picture of the half moon. and the consolation out there,

next to the moon, and a beautiful clear sky. thank you, mark, for sending that in. you are welcome to send in pictures if you catch mother nature in action. and 79 degrees in hagerstown. and definitely feels like august out the. and you see on the satellite and radar combined here, most of the rain showers are across the lower part of the ray, and then down in eastern north carolina. and only the slight egs chance of a shower today. the further south you go into maryland you have slightly better rain showers. most will stay dry today. the extended forecast here through the weekend, the weekend is here. and 90s are back by sunday and monday. that's all right. we have had half the average number of 90-degreedays. we can have one or two more. >> yeah, i guess so. >> so the average number of degrees, it's 45. >> yeah, thank you very much. >> you are good at math. >> thank you, chuck.

let's head to the road and see if there are any problems. hey, jerry. >> volume only, but lots of it. look at this. you don't see it, own a friday during the summertime, but 95 is jammed. the inner loop of the beltway lines up at van dorn street just for the pleasure to go south on 95 through all this. it's all volume as the friday getaway is under way. we only have a few left before back to school in the fall. no problems eastbound or westbound over the bay bridge. right now, the pike is reported to be delay free. >> thank you, jerry. >> thanks, jerry. you may want to plan extra time if you plan to take metro this weekend. there could be delays of at least half hour on the orange and red lines. on the red line the ft. taughten station will be out of

commission. there will be free shuttle bus service to help. a dmv center is closing for good today. as of 6:00 this evening, the center will shut down. located in the 1200 block. many things can be done online. on midday, michael vick agreed to a two-year contract with the eagles to be the backup to starting quarterback donovan mcnabb. he recently got out of prison for his part in a dogfighting ring. today the eagles introduced him as the newest member of the roster. >> as we all know in the past, i made mistakes and he done terrible things, and made a horrible mistake. now i want to be part of the solution, not the problem.

>> vick says he hopes to continue to work with the humane society to bring about awareness of the cruelty of dogfighting to inner cities. face could face the burg de

the cother story coming up later and long with a story off of florida. jeff burnside repor. >> come to the ladder or the front. >> they were about to see it with their own eyes, these divers including elite scientists have been skeptical about the stories of what lie beneath thewaves. but some say they discovered this, a vast garden as far as the eye can see, young, healthy wild coral, growing and spreading like crazy. some stands bigger than me.

reefs became void of the kind of coral that built them. it earned federal protection in 2006. scientists are thrill, even though they cannot fully explain it. the global renown reef scientists were down right giddy of what they just saw under water. >> you know, we are -- it's rebirth, and it's always exciting. >> not out of the woods yet? >> no, far from out of the woods. it's a positive sign. still ahead, a final look at how the weekend forecast is shaping up.

let's look at business first with courtney reagan. >> stocks are lower this frid. things started out slow and a typical summer friday. and things are low after we got some econoc reports that were not so great. we heard consumer confidence was lower this month than last. and inflation is unchanged for july. and energy prices were up 1/10 of a percentage. and things are not wonderful, but not terrible here. just seeing summer friday as far as trading goes. bank of america dropped a requirement forcing customers with disputes in arbitration. and consumer advocates say arbitration does favor companies, and people do not realize they are waiving the

right to sioux if thue if they e with it. sales last month fell 30% for the straight monthly decline. there could be help on the way going forward, because the new nfl game is on sale today. i am sure you seen the lines forms in your neighborhood, and the beatles rock band version will be on sale next month. >> have a great weekend, courtney. >> thank you. >> talk to you on monday. still ahead, a final look at how the forecast iapshing up

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you can't celebrate the "wizard of oz" without that song. the movie actually premiered in the small town -- this small town back in 1939. mgm wanted to test it there before debuting it to major cities, because they worried it might be a bust. >> their worries were wrong. kelly clarkson fans are upset about the cover shot, because the picture got a digital touchup. >> reporter: kelly clarkson may wish her critics were gone. the pop star grabbed the spotlight in the first season of

"american idol," and has not let see to think she let gh one her weight go. >> she says, when people talk about my weight, and i am like, you seem to have a problem with it, and i don't don't, i am fine. the touchup job transparent, especially taken to these photos taken at a live performance two weeks ago. >> it sends the message, whether they intend to or not, that something is wrong with the before picture. >> in response to questions, clarkson simply says we love the cover, butome self.com readers have not responded the same way. one asks how can you justify altering kelly's body on a "stay true to you" issue? it may be standard practice in the industry, but air brushing

have been shaving. >> kate winslet says it sends the wrong message. >> i needed to come out and say i don't look like that. i have no desire to look like that. >> i think it's terrific to say something. don't we all want to be seen for who we are. >> beauty may only be skin deep, but so many magazines seem to send the message, we would like you more if the was a little bit less to love. for today, nbc news, los ange s angeles. the kelly clarkson issue of "self" magazine hits news stands on the 25th of this month. let's find out about some of the stories in the work for this afternoon. om cing up on noo, a mom is tas

in front of her children. and then one family's horror story, they found a picture of their child for sale on craig's list. how to protect your loved ones. and a chef shows us how to do pizza on the grill. let's look at the weather forecast, and chuck bell is in for tom kierein, and he is in storm center 4. >> yes, lots of sunshine out there for us on a friday. finally. friday is here, and the weekend is just around the corner. another plane load of folks that said we have enough in august in washington. hope they have a good time where they are going, because we will have a great weekend here. 81 degrees is the current temperature. still on the humid side. it is august. partly sunny skies on tap for the rest of the day today. it looks like honestly a good weeken if you are traveling down towards virginia beach, you may want to pack your umbrellas if you are headed down that far.

if you stay around here, only the slightest chance of a isolated shower or two. highs in the mid-80s. 86 today. another nice day tomorrow, with temperatures staying about average for this te of year, and the average high 87, and today 86, and tomorrow is 88. that averages out. and then the warm weather returns sunday and monday, more days in the 90s as we finish out the weekend. so good news. barbara and joe, hope you have a great weekend. >> you, too, and thank you very much, chuck. talk about bringing home the bacon. a candy store in pennsylvania is cashing in with a treat that may satisfy you. it's chocolate covered bacon. no, this is not a joke. they have come up with this confection with a slab of meat, and they cover it with chocolate

and sprinkle sea salt on it if it's not salty enough of them, and you can buy it by the strip or buy it by the pound. something that you would think you would like, joe? a local facility where venus and serena williams have been forced to close its doors. they got an eviction notice. jackie bensen has more on the fight to stay open. >> repter: the evictionotice was served in the 700 block of mississippi avenue, southeast. and it states the wrerecreation wish list. and the founder choked back tears as she spoke about creating the facility through a public partnership ten years ago. >> this is my reason for living and my mission and the best job

anybody could have doing things for kids. >> reporter: she is married, but separated two ward 8 council member marion barrier. >> court master is wonderful. and the eviction noticed was served because it does not have a corporate stratus. >> nobody called in the least saying if there was a problem to tell us. >> the centers' kids and parents hope everything here stays the same. >> i like it here. we have days where we play different games, and we learn

the different moves of tennis. >> in 2008, they were inducted in the tennis and educated hall of fame for helping to build this facility. in southeast washington, jackie bensen, news4. get ready to answer a few more questions before you take to the skies tomorrow. u.s. airlines will begin to ask travelers to provide their birthday and gender, and making rre the flyers are not mistaken for namesfo that are on terroris vet vet t. medoic passengers by march 31st and allseass perngon internationalghli f ttso or fro ye.ar this is all part of the shift airli e g inkepac otrhe keeping track ond ae comparing the trooers tst ri watch lists andhig ft so itin t eth etsa, and the government wil now be doing this. that's "news4 midday" for

today, and for this week. we thank you for being with us. tune in at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00, and tonight at 11:00. and barbara and i will be back on monday at 4:55 with "news4 today." we hope you join us then. until then have a great day and wonderful weekend. >> we'll see you on monday. >> bye.